Editor’s note: Veterans Day Holiday on November 12; report released November 13, 2018.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	10/29/18	11/05/18	11/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.811	2.753	2.686		-0.067	0.094
East Coast (PADD1)	2.733	2.680	2.621		-0.059	0.075
New England (PADD1A)	2.812	2.776	2.724		-0.052	0.124
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.853	2.805	2.740		-0.065	0.082
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.636	2.575	2.520		-0.055	0.074
Midwest (PADD2)	2.680	2.604	2.512		-0.092	-0.013
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.523	2.455	2.387		-0.068	0.085
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.958	2.935	2.891		-0.044	0.349
West Coast (PADD5)	3.482	3.450	3.401		-0.049	0.317
West Coast less California	3.231	3.208	3.174		-0.034	0.418

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	10/29/18	11/05/18	11/12/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.355	3.338	3.317		-0.021	0.402
East Coast (PADD1)	3.346	3.329	3.314		-0.015	0.430
New England (PADD1A)	3.365	3.362	3.356		-0.006	0.506
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.523	3.498	3.483		-0.015	0.465
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.217	3.205	3.187		-0.018	0.392
Midwest (PADD2)	3.310	3.286	3.262		-0.024	0.378
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.117	3.106	3.085		-0.021	0.388
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.405	3.398	3.378		-0.020	0.386
West Coast (PADD5)	3.848	3.833	3.807		-0.026	0.417
West Coast less California	3.564	3.538	3.514		-0.024	0.394
California	4.074	4.068	4.040		-0.028	0.430

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price SurveyE.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices took a deep dive during the past week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest weekly price survey. According to the report, prices fell nearly six cents per gallon, on average, to settle at about $2.75, a price level not seen in nearly seven months.

Prices fell in all regions this week, and there were deep declines in several survey regions this week. On the West Coast, where the average prices are highest in the nation, costs fell over three cents per gallon, on average, to $3.45, according to the E.I.A. Prices were down between six and eight cents per gallon in three key regions, including the Lower Atlantic, the Midwest and across the Gulf Coast, which includes heavily-populated Texas.

Truckers saw prices decline this week, as well, but not at nearly the same pace, according to the weekly E.I.A. report.  Diesel prices fell well almost two cents per gallon, nationwide, to about $3.34.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	10/22/18	10/29/18	11/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.841	2.811	2.753		-0.058	0.192
East Coast (PADD1)	2.777	2.733	2.680		-0.053	0.203
New England (PADD1A)	2.837	2.812	2.776		-0.036	0.213
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.888	2.853	2.805		-0.048	0.194
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.690	2.636	2.575		-0.061	0.225
Midwest (PADD2)	2.689	2.680	2.604		-0.076	0.058
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.582	2.523	2.455		-0.068	0.206
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.963	2.958	2.935		-0.023	0.397
West Coast (PADD5)	3.499	3.482	3.450		-0.032	0.401
West Coast less California	3.241	3.231	3.208		-0.023	0.494

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	10/22/18	10/29/18	11/05/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.380	3.355	3.338		-0.017	0.456
East Coast (PADD1)	3.369	3.346	3.329		-0.017	0.481
New England (PADD1A)	3.368	3.365	3.362		-0.003	0.550
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.533	3.523	3.498		-0.025	0.523
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.254	3.217	3.205		-0.012	0.441
Midwest (PADD2)	3.333	3.310	3.286		-0.024	0.425
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.152	3.117	3.106		-0.011	0.438
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.408	3.405	3.398		-0.007	0.433
West Coast (PADD5)	3.871	3.848	3.833		-0.015	0.501
West Coast less California	3.587	3.564	3.538		-0.026	0.463
California	4.096	4.074	4.068		-0.006	0.527

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices took another tumble at the pump this week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The weekly E.I.A. fuel price survey shows the average price of one gallon of regular unleaded fell to about $2.81, nationwide, which is down three cents from the previous week’s survey.

Prices finally fell in all regions this week, unlike the previous two weeks’ declines. Even so, on the West Coast, the last region to get a price break amid the recent spate of declines, prices only dipped about two cents per gallon. Elsewhere, prices fell at a more substantial rate, particularly in the Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions, where prices shed between five and six cents per gallon, on average, according to this week’s E.I.A. survey.

Truckers caught a good break, for a second week in a row, according to the E.I.A. Diesel prices fell well over two cents per gallon, nationwide, to settle at about $3.36.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	10/15/18	10/22/18	10/29/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.879	2.841	2.811		-0.030	0.323
East Coast (PADD1)	2.809	2.777	2.733		-0.044	0.285
New England (PADD1A)	2.854	2.837	2.812		-0.025	0.259
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.914	2.888	2.853		-0.035	0.300
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.730	2.690	2.636		-0.054	0.299
Midwest (PADD2)	2.758	2.689	2.680		-0.009	0.253
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.627	2.582	2.523		-0.059	0.308
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.982	2.963	2.958		-0.005	0.443
West Coast (PADD5)	3.494	3.499	3.482		-0.017	0.554
West Coast less California	3.235	3.241	3.231		-0.010	0.543

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	10/15/18	10/22/18	10/29/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.394	3.380	3.355		-0.025	0.536
East Coast (PADD1)	3.382	3.369	3.346		-0.023	0.535
New England (PADD1A)	3.361	3.368	3.365		-0.003	0.595
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.544	3.533	3.523		-0.010	0.585
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.272	3.254	3.217		-0.037	0.488
Midwest (PADD2)	3.351	3.333	3.310		-0.023	0.500
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.172	3.152	3.117		-0.035	0.478
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.400	3.408	3.405		-0.003	0.462
West Coast (PADD5)	3.880	3.871	3.848		-0.023	0.737
West Coast less California	3.591	3.587	3.564		-0.023	0.544
California	4.109	4.096	4.074		-0.022	0.889

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – For a second consecutive week, retail gas prices dropped for most U.S. drivers, according to the latest weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a branch of the Department of Energy. The E.I.A.’s weekly survey shows the cost of an average gallon of gas plunged nearly four cents this week. That brings the average U.S. price for a gallon of regular unleaded down to about $2.84.

Prices continued rising along the West Coast and in California, pushing each regional average up by about a penny. Elsewhere, prices were down for most drivers, often substantially, from the Rocky Mountain states to the Lower Atlantic. In the Midwest, home to frequent and dramatic price swings, the average gas cost fell a stiff seven cents per gallon, on average.

Truckers finally caught a break, themselves, this week, according to the E.I.A. survey. Diesel fuel prices fell about one and a half cents, on average, this week, the first time diesel prices have fallen for several weeks. The average cost of a gallon of diesel is about $3.38, according to the E.I.A.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	10/08/18	10/15/18	10/22/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.903	2.879	2.841		-0.038	0.362
East Coast (PADD1)	2.828	2.809	2.777		-0.032	0.330
New England (PADD1A)	2.871	2.854	2.837		-0.017	0.275
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.937	2.914	2.888		-0.026	0.349
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.745	2.730	2.690		-0.040	0.346
Midwest (PADD2)	2.822	2.758	2.689		-0.069	0.295
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.626	2.627	2.582		-0.045	0.356
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.999	2.982	2.963		-0.019	0.434
West Coast (PADD5)	3.475	3.494	3.499		0.005	0.574
West Coast less California	3.187	3.235	3.241		0.006	0.554

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	10/08/18	10/15/18	10/22/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.385	3.394	3.380		-0.014	0.583
East Coast (PADD1)	3.360	3.382	3.369		-0.013	0.572
New England (PADD1A)	3.344	3.361	3.368		0.007	0.616
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.531	3.544	3.533		-0.011	0.609
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.243	3.272	3.254		-0.018	0.539
Midwest (PADD2)	3.351	3.351	3.333		-0.018	0.554
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.169	3.172	3.152		-0.020	0.538
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.390	3.400	3.408		0.008	0.491
West Coast (PADD5)	3.866	3.880	3.871		-0.009	0.773
West Coast less California	3.558	3.591	3.587		-0.004	0.572
California	4.111	4.109	4.096		-0.013	0.930

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices finally did an about-face this week, declining after six weeks of increases, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Overall, the nation enjoyed a price dip of more than two cents per gallon, the E.I.A. reported this week, although one key region was still impacted by a significant price increase. Nonetheless, the nation’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded fell to just under $2.88.

Prices spiked once more on the West Coast, sans California, as prices pushed nearly a nickel per gallon higher, the E.I.A. price survey showed this week. Elsewhere, prices ticked up slightly in the Rocky Mountain States, while the average driver in the Midwest watched prices fall by well over six cents per gallon, a leading factor this week in the decline of the U.S. average fuel price, according to the E.I.A. report.

For truckers, the news was not so good, but it was not nearly as bad as last week, according to the E.I.A. numbers. Overall, prices nudged up about a penny per gallon to settle just over  $3.39 per gallon, on average.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	10/01/18	10/08/18	10/15/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.866	2.903	2.879		-0.024	0.390
East Coast (PADD1)	2.794	2.828	2.809		-0.019	0.339
New England (PADD1A)	2.857	2.871	2.854		-0.017	0.274
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.905	2.937	2.914		-0.023	0.353
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.707	2.745	2.730		-0.015	0.361
Midwest (PADD2)	2.790	2.822	2.758		-0.064	0.383
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.593	2.626	2.627		0.001	0.365
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.000	2.999	2.982		-0.017	0.456
West Coast (PADD5)	3.412	3.475	3.494		0.019	0.556
West Coast less California	3.149	3.187	3.235		0.048	0.536

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	10/01/18	10/08/18	10/15/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.313	3.385	3.394		0.009	0.607
East Coast (PADD1)	3.292	3.360	3.382		0.022	0.585
New England (PADD1A)	3.305	3.344	3.361		0.017	0.614
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.447	3.531	3.544		0.013	0.618
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.180	3.243	3.272		0.029	0.558
Midwest (PADD2)	3.278	3.351	3.351		0.000	0.594
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.079	3.169	3.172		0.003	0.560
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.367	3.390	3.400		0.010	0.514
West Coast (PADD5)	3.802	3.866	3.880		0.014	0.791
West Coast less California	3.506	3.558	3.591		0.033	0.588
California	4.038	4.111	4.109		-0.002	0.950

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

*Columbus Day on October 8. Report released October 9, 2018.

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The cost of gas continued moving higher during the past week, according to the latest weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s regional price report shows the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded is now over $2.90, after moving upward nearly four cents during the past week.

Prices continued to spike on the West Coast, settling over $3.47 per gallon for the average driver in that region, as prices jumped over six cents for the second consecutive week. Drivers in the Lower Atlantic states, facing the potential landfall of Hurricane Michael this week, watched as prices pushed up to nearly $2.75 per gallon. Only drivers in the Rocky Mountain states avoided a price surge, as prices remained flat across that region, according to the E.I.A.

The news was practically grim for truckers, who watched as prices jumped by over seven cents per gallon this week, according to the E.I.A., marking nearly 12 cents in increases in the past two weeks, alone. The national average diesel price is now nearly $3.39 per gallon, according to the weekly price report.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	09/24/18	10/01/18	10/08/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.844	2.866	2.903		0.037	0.399
East Coast (PADD1)	2.772	2.794	2.828		0.034	0.306
New England (PADD1A)	2.856	2.857	2.871		0.014	0.264
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.906	2.905	2.937		0.032	0.336
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.664	2.707	2.745		0.038	0.308
Midwest (PADD2)	2.789	2.790	2.822		0.032	0.489
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.559	2.593	2.626		0.033	0.310
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.014	3.000	2.999		-0.001	0.457
West Coast (PADD5)	3.350	3.412	3.475		0.063	0.528
West Coast less California	3.131	3.149	3.187		0.038	0.474

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	09/24/18	10/01/18	10/08/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.271	3.313	3.385		0.072	0.609
East Coast (PADD1)	3.254	3.292	3.360		0.068	0.567
New England (PADD1A)	3.270	3.305	3.344		0.039	0.593
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.416	3.447	3.531		0.084	0.612
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.136	3.180	3.243		0.063	0.531
Midwest (PADD2)	3.218	3.278	3.351		0.073	0.613
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.052	3.079	3.169		0.090	0.570
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.355	3.367	3.390		0.023	0.534
West Coast (PADD5)	3.759	3.802	3.866		0.064	0.778
West Coast less California	3.473	3.506	3.558		0.052	0.565
California	3.986	4.038	4.111		0.073	0.945

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices stopped trickling higher during the past week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, instead flowing freely upward more than two cents per gallon, with stronger surges in key regions. On average, U.S. drivers are paying about $2.87 this week for a gallon of regular unleaded, according to the E.I.A.’s weekly price survey.

Prices spiked on the West Coast, particularly in California, as prices drove more than six cents higher, regionally, and nearly ten cents higher in the Golden State, according to the E.I.A.  In the Lower Atlantic region, drivers watched prices lurch over four cents per gallon during the past week, by the E.I.A. survey. Prices along the Gulf Coast moved upward by more than three cents per gallon.

Nationwide, the news was worse for truckers, by a factor of two. Diesel prices increased by more than four cents per gallon, on average, according to the E.I.A. The national average cost for diesel is now over $3.31 per gallon.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	09/17/18	09/24/18	10/01/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.841	2.844	2.866		0.022	0.301
East Coast (PADD1)	2.788	2.772	2.794		0.022	0.202
New England (PADD1A)	2.869	2.856	2.857		0.001	0.192
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.929	2.906	2.905		-0.001	0.252
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.676	2.664	2.707		0.043	0.182
Midwest (PADD2)	2.761	2.789	2.790		0.001	0.388
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.561	2.559	2.593		0.034	0.212
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.014	3.014	3.000		-0.014	0.433
West Coast (PADD5)	3.344	3.350	3.412		0.062	0.437
West Coast less California	3.127	3.131	3.149		0.018	0.408

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	09/17/18	09/24/18	10/01/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.268	3.271	3.313		0.042	0.521
East Coast (PADD1)	3.252	3.254	3.292		0.038	0.473
New England (PADD1A)	3.267	3.270	3.305		0.035	0.538
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.415	3.416	3.447		0.031	0.513
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.135	3.136	3.180		0.044	0.432
Midwest (PADD2)	3.208	3.218	3.278		0.060	0.531
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.056	3.052	3.079		0.027	0.464
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.363	3.355	3.367		0.012	0.507
West Coast (PADD5)	3.755	3.759	3.802		0.043	0.693
West Coast less California	3.473	3.473	3.506		0.033	0.488
California	3.979	3.986	4.038		0.052	0.856

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices are trickling higher for most drivers across the United States, according to the latest weekly fuel price survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A.’s weekly survey shows the cost of gas moved slightly higher this week, about a third of a penny, on average, but not enough to change the nation’s average gas price, which remains $2.84 per gallon.

Prices by region swung in different directions, according to the weekly survey. Across much of the East Coast, drivers experienced price declines of between one and two cents per gallon. The dip in retail costs was more than two cents per gallon across the Lower Atlantic, according to E.I.A. figures. However, drivers across the Midwest were socked with another stiff price hike, this time nearly three cents per gallon, on average, adding to a spate of weekly price increases in that region.

Diesel prices increased by about a third of penny per gallon, on average, according to the E.I.A. As with regular gas, the national average did not move, remaining at about $3.27 per gallon.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	09/10/18	09/17/18	09/24/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.833	2.841	2.844		0.003	0.261
East Coast (PADD1)	2.786	2.788	2.772		-0.016	0.130
New England (PADD1A)	2.864	2.869	2.856		-0.013	0.152
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.928	2.929	2.906		-0.023	0.205
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.674	2.676	2.664		-0.012	0.084
Midwest (PADD2)	2.740	2.761	2.789		0.028	0.422
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.572	2.561	2.559		-0.002	0.136
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.008	3.014	3.014		0.000	0.432
West Coast (PADD5)	3.336	3.344	3.350		0.006	0.346
West Coast less California	3.128	3.127	3.131		0.004	0.366

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	09/10/18	09/17/18	09/24/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.258	3.268	3.271		0.003	0.483
East Coast (PADD1)	3.246	3.252	3.254		0.002	0.443
New England (PADD1A)	3.255	3.267	3.270		0.003	0.508
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.407	3.415	3.416		0.001	0.491
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.131	3.135	3.136		0.001	0.396
Midwest (PADD2)	3.194	3.208	3.218		0.010	0.477
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.039	3.056	3.052		-0.004	0.428
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.367	3.363	3.355		-0.008	0.523
West Coast (PADD5)	3.746	3.755	3.759		0.004	0.656
West Coast less California	3.465	3.473	3.473		0.000	0.465
California	3.969	3.979	3.986		0.007	0.806

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Gas prices continue an upward trek into the waning days of summer, as detailed in the latest figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The E.I.A. reports the cost of regular unleaded pushed upward by nearly a penny per gallon, on average, to $2.84. The figures are included in the E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey.

Prices were up in all regions, save for the Gulf Coast, where prices fell by over a penny. However, price increases were relatively modest across the East Coast, where many drivers saw prices remain mostly flat. However, the Midwest, with a history of volatile price swings, outpaced the rest of the nation this week, as prices in that region moved more than two cents higher per gallon, on average.

State by state, Ohio and Colorado had some of the strongest price increases this week, the E.I.A. reported. In Ohio, nestled in the heart of the Midwest, prices shot up by about a nickel per gallon. That increase was led in part by strong price hikes across Cleveland, where increases were as much as seven cents per gallon.

Diesel prices increased by about a penny per gallon this week, according to the E.I.A. The average price for a gallon of diesel is now about $3.27.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	09/03/18	09/10/18	09/17/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.824	2.833	2.841		0.008	0.207
East Coast (PADD1)	2.775	2.786	2.788		0.002	0.097
New England (PADD1A)	2.855	2.864	2.869		0.005	0.129
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.909	2.928	2.929		0.001	0.165
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.669	2.674	2.676		0.002	0.054
Midwest (PADD2)	2.731	2.740	2.761		0.021	0.315
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.549	2.572	2.561		-0.011	0.096
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.007	3.008	3.014		0.006	0.415
West Coast (PADD5)	3.329	3.336	3.344		0.008	0.322
West Coast less California	3.123	3.128	3.127		-0.001	0.348

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	09/03/18	09/10/18	09/17/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.252	3.258	3.268		0.010	0.477
East Coast (PADD1)	3.235	3.246	3.252		0.006	0.438
New England (PADD1A)	3.270	3.255	3.267		0.012	0.502
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.399	3.407	3.415		0.008	0.496
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.114	3.131	3.135		0.004	0.386
Midwest (PADD2)	3.191	3.194	3.208		0.014	0.465
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.035	3.039	3.056		0.017	0.417
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.364	3.367	3.363		-0.004	0.550
West Coast (PADD5)	3.742	3.746	3.755		0.009	0.652
West Coast less California	3.469	3.465	3.473		0.008	0.464
California	3.959	3.969	3.979		0.010	0.800

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The nation’s gas prices pushed higher this week, significantly in some regions, helping jostle the national price average by nearly a full penny, pushing the average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded to $2.83, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Prices were up in all regions, but prices moved at twice the pace of the national average across the Central Atlantic, and at more than twice the national average across the Gulf Coast. Prices are detailed in the E.I.A.’s weekly fuel price survey.

Diesel prices increased this week, following in the step of last week’s steep increase in prices; but, this week’s price increase was comparatively tame. The average price for a gallon of diesel, according to the E.I.A., went up little more than a half-penny per gallon, enough to push the rounded-average from $3.25 to $3.26.

This week’s average fuel prices for all regions are shown below, as gathered from www.eia.gov.

E.I.A. Gas Price Survey

	08/27/18	09/03/18	09/10/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	2.827	2.824	2.833		0.009	0.148
East Coast (PADD1)	2.764	2.775	2.786		0.011	0.056
New England (PADD1A)	2.851	2.855	2.864		0.009	0.100
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	2.903	2.909	2.928		0.019	0.120
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	2.653	2.669	2.674		0.005	0.013
Midwest (PADD2)	2.760	2.731	2.740		0.009	0.199
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	2.569	2.549	2.572		0.023	0.071
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	2.994	3.007	3.008		0.001	0.397
West Coast (PADD5)	3.310	3.329	3.336		0.007	0.298
West Coast less California	3.110	3.123	3.128		0.005	0.344

E.I.A. Diesel Price Survey

	08/27/18	09/03/18	09/10/18		week ago	year ago
U.S.	3.226	3.252	3.258		0.006	0.456
East Coast (PADD1)	3.219	3.235	3.246		0.011	0.417
New England (PADD1A)	3.267	3.270	3.255		-0.015	0.494
Central Atlantic (PADD1B)	3.385	3.399	3.407		0.008	0.485
Lower Atlantic (PADD1C)	3.094	3.114	3.131		0.017	0.355
Midwest (PADD2)	3.153	3.191	3.194		0.003	0.441
Gulf Coast (PADD3)	3.004	3.035	3.039		0.004	0.392
Rocky Mountain (PADD4)	3.364	3.364	3.367		0.003	0.540
West Coast (PADD5)	3.719	3.742	3.746		0.004	0.644
West Coast less California	3.433	3.469	3.465		-0.004	0.458
California	3.945	3.959	3.969		0.010	0.790

*PADD stands for Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts. Charts from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/